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Music and film are inseparable dance partners, and films about music make
for some of the most compelling cinema created. The SFF 2013 music-film
playlist is more exciting and eclectic than ever, featuring genres ranging from
opera to death metal via roots and R&B. Famous faces will fill the screen,
alongside many other unsung talents whose tales deserve to be told. All of
these engrossing stories are driven by stunning soundtracks that will stay
with you long after you leave the theatre.
Mistaken for Strangers
Becoming TraviaTa
TraviaTa eT nous
Thu 13 Jun 10:00 aM ev4
saT 15 Jun 4:15 PM CreMorne
France | 2012 | 113 mins | In English and French with
English subtitles
ausTralian PreMiere
Director: Philippe Béziat | Producer: Philippe Martin | Distributor:
Potential Films
In this rich and fascinating documentary, celebrated
soprano Natalie Dessay joins forces with innovative theatre
and opera director Jean-François Sivadier. The pair work
with the London Symphony Orchestra to craft a production
of Verdi’s La Traviata at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in
France. From rehearsals through to performance, director
Philippe Béziat documents the ‘Sivadier Method’. This
unorthodox approach abandons crinolines, chandeliers and
clichéd choreography, aiming to bring performers closer to
their audiences. There’s much pleasure to be had here, as
singers hone their articulation, gestures and movements,
striving for a perfect marriage of drama and music.
Sivadier’s rapport with his cast, especially dynamic diva
Dessay, is extraordinary. It makes for compelling viewing
from Act I, Scene I at rehearsals to Violetta’s tragic end on
first night. This invigorating behind-the-scenes study of a
master talent at work is a must-see for theatre and opera
lovers and budding fans alike.
greeTings from
Tim Buckley
Fri 7 Jun 9:45 PM ev4
saT 15 Jun 4:30 PM ev8
USA | 2012 | 100 mins | In English
ausTralian PreMiere
Director: Daniel Algrant | Screenwriters: Daniel Algrant, David Brendel, Emma
Sheanshang | Producers: Patrick Milling Smith, John Hart, Frederick Zollo,
Amy Nauiokas | Cast: Penn Badgley, Imogen Poots, William Sadler, Ben
Rosenfeld| Distributor: Icon Film Distribution
Relationships between rockers and their families is a key
theme of this year’s Sounds on Screen program. In this
case, it’s a father and son – iconic ’60s singer/songwriter
Tim Buckley and ’90s rock sensation Jeff Buckley. The pair
didn’t know each other – Tim divorced Jeff’s mother before
he was born and died of an overdose when his son was
just seven. This freewheeling drama focuses on Jeff’s
struggles to come to terms with his father’s abandonment
as well as his musical legacy. The core of the film is a
1991 tribute concert for Tim, in which 25-year-old Jeff
(pre-Grace ) reluctantly takes part. Penn Badgely (Gossip
Girl ) is fittingly magnetic as Jeff – even capturing his
unique voice. Algrant’s film, marked by a fantastic score
(made up mainly of Tim’s songs), is haunted by the
tragically short lives of these two legendary talents.
DeaTh meTal angola
Mon 10 Jun 4:30 PM ev8
sun 16 Jun 2:45 PM ev9
USA, Angola | 2012 | 83 mins | In Portuguese and English
with English subtitles
ausTralian PreMiere
Director: Jeremy Xido | Producers: Joseph Castelo, Jeremy Xido | World
Sales: WIDE Management
Death metal might sound like an unlikely inspiration for a
group of war-shocked orphans, but then this off-the-grid
film is full of surprises. After decades of civil war, Huambo
in central Angola is gradually returning to peace. Some of
the ‘living dead’ that roamed the streets have found a
home at the Okutiuka orphanage. Run by Sonia, an
extremely resourceful young woman, and her guitarist
boyfriend Wilker, the orphanage deals out sustenance and
hardcore music in equal measure. Ramping up your
sound system to the extreme is seen by the couple as a
good way to “clear out the debris from all these years of
the sounds of war.” Wilker has big dreams of holding
Angola’s first rock fest. A potent and convincing film that
juxtaposes moving interviews with powerfully brutal
music, Death Metal Angola is “a cult classic in the
making” (Huffington Post ).
misTaken for sTrangers
Fri 14 Jun 9:45 PM ev4
sun 16 Jun 7:00 PM ev9
USA | 2013 | 75 mins | In English
ausTralian PreMiere
Director: Tom Berninger | Producers: Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Craig
Charland | World Sales: American Mary Productions and The National
This remarkable, rough-around-the-edges documentary is
a disarmingly personal look at ace indie-rock outfit The
National. The film’s director, Tom Berninger, is the brother
of the band’s lead singer Matt. Tom is younger, rounder and
altogether less driven than his headlining sibling. When
he’s invited to join the band on tour as a roadie, Tom takes
his camera along. “I didn’t care what kind of movie he
made,” Matt says. “I just said, ‘You are going to finish this.
You are not going to stop.’” From the first excruciating
interview, it’s clear that Tom’s left his filmmaking to chance.
Though it may have started out as a portrait of a band on
the road, a sweetly sincere and often comic story of
brotherly love and rivalry emerges from the backstage
rushes. Little brother dun’ good this time though – the film
recently opened the Tribeca Film Festival.
Filmmaker guests: Tom Berninger, Craig Charland
Wed 5 Jun 6:30 PM ev8
sun 9 Jun 4:30 PM ev9
USA | 2013 | 108 mins | In English
ausTralian PreMiere
Director: Greg ‘Freddy’ Camalier | Producers: Stephen Badger, Greg ‘Freddy’
Camalier | Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Aretha Franklin, Mick Jagger, Greg Allman, Jimmy Cliff,
Bob Dylan, Paul Simon: the list is music royalty. All of these
and more have made the trip to a little ol’ town on the
Tennessee River in Alabama – Muscle Shoals. The town’s
fabled recording studios were said to have a sound like no
other. Perhaps it was ace house band The Swampers, or
something in the water. The legend began when Percy
Sledge recorded ‘When a Man Loves a Woman’, and
continued with Wilson Pickett’s ‘Mustang Sally’, Aretha
Franklin’s ‘I Never Loved a Man’, The Stones’ ‘Brown
Sugar’, and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ‘Freebird’. Fans of rock and
soul worldwide have been touched by the music recorded
here, and they’ll relish getting right down to the nitty gritty
with this rockin’ doco that’s loaded with star interviews and
original footage of soulful studio sessions.
muscle shoals
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